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Sergeant-Pilot "Tiny" Cameron and his pal "Buzz" - 1941.  


'Buzz', a monkey who was somewhat of a celebrity in the Squadron.  Sergeant Cameron smuggled the monkey on board the troopship at Bombay, en route to the Middle East.
Later taken Prisoner of War, he sent a card back to the squadron inquiring about Buzz, seemingly more concerned about its fate than his own. [AWM 10912]

 

  


LIBYA. 1941-12. "CORPORAL BUZZ", THE OFFICIAL MASCOT OF NO. 3 SQUADRON, RAAF, ON THE SHOULDERS OF A MEMBER OF THE SQUADRON.  [AWM 021902]

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